Influence of Palythoa caribaeorum (Anthozoa, Cnidaria) zonation on site-attached reef fishes

Influence of Palythoa caribaeorum (Anthozoa, Cnidaria) zonation on site-attached reef fishes

This work aimed to test the influence of Palythoa caribeorum, a widely distributed zoanthid in the Atlantic, on site-attached reef fish in a subtropical rocky shore. Density, richness and vertical distribution of reef fish inside (ID) and outside (OD) previously chosen P. caribaeorum dominance patch...

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Main Authors: José P. Mendonça-Neto, Carlos E.L. Ferreira, Laís C.T. Chaves, Renato C. Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2008-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
cobertura bentônica
complexidade de habitat
comunidade de peixes recifais
recifes costeiros
zoantídeo
benthic covering
habitat complexity
reef fish community
rocky shore
zoanthid
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